1_Viva Viva
2_Drug Rug
3_DJ Kon
4_Hearthrob
5_Our Heritage: Morphine, The Noise, The Pixies, Buffalo Tom, Lemonheads, This Is Boston Not L.A., Juliana Hatfield, The Modern Lovers, Monoman, The Rat, The Middle East, Newbury Comics, WMBR, all-ages hardcore shows at the Elks Lodge, the weird mid-’90s ska explosion, and all the past scenes that have brought danger and magic to this wonderful city

At home away from home “We love all the pop stuff.” says Sá. “We do love the Pixies, but we also love Mariah, you know?"

Dig it! According to the invoice, 500 copies of the Diamond Mines’ brand new EP, Pave the Whales for Oil , were sent from Syracuse to Boston on January 6 — two whole days ahead of the projected ship date!

Reunited and it feels so . . . heavy Lead Throwing Muse Kristin Hersh has often said that she doesn't write her songs so much as channel them, so it wasn't surprising that at times it felt like tonight's sold-out crowd was witnessing an onstage exorcism.

Dirge overkill Against the grainy mix of plucky guitars and water-drop bells in "Burning Hearts," Flora Reed recalls a long-ago tryst that she traces from Paris cafûs across tarmacs and ancient ruins.

Thaww, yeah Ah, wintertime. It's dark, it's cold, it seems like you might lose a few extremities to frostbite on the way to the club. You know what? Just go for it.

Nights on the town In last year’s “Circuits” year-end wrap-up, we heralded the reach of Boston out to the world at large. This year, things got pretty radical inside the Hub. We Are Cassette, "Angels We Have Heard on High" (mp3)

Sick sense We've been told there's no such thing as a new idea, but that may well be bullshit. The new ideas are out there, they just need bands like Bunnies to root them out.

Campaign lies It’s impressive that your editorial in favor of the national popular vote did not even hint at any possible downside.